Quotes About Recovery

I would say the difference between 'old Mark' and post-stroke Mark ... is that pre-stroke Mark was a major micromanager. I just don't have the time or inclination to micromanage as much as I used to.

I don't like anything about 2013. Too many things have happened, including 'Bhai.' I lost my way. Sometimes it happens, and I definitely feel bad about it.

Whatever you need to increase the quality of your sleep is really, really important.

Where to look if you've lost your mind?

my back has started acting up, probably due to a weakening of the muscles along the spine,

hey, we're all fucked up, aren't we? she said dipping her bread so far into her soup it drowned and couldn't easily be rescued.

Scars are proof of survival, they shouldn't be hidden—it's a story someone may need to see in order to believe that beyond their pain and suffering, there is healing.

This mask is attached to pure oxygen, which is thought to be very beneficial to someone suffering a diving injury, and to their chances of recovery," Dave recited. "I suggest you breathe the oxygen, but the choice is entirely yours.

To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

As a national community, we made mistakes in responding to Katrina. But we also did things right. In our ignorance, we insisted that people leave without their pets. But in our compassion we went back, and we made sure that as many as possible were, in the end, not left behind.

I would not be okay for so long that when okay arrived it couldn't place me.

Sometimes when we're holding pain and it gets to be too heavy or goes too deep, we have to give in to it, let it knock us over and pull us all the way down. Once we hit bottom, we rest in a quiet place for a while. Then, when the pain eases and we're ready to face the world again, we come right back up.

You can haul the girl out of the trash, but you can never haul the trash out of the girl.

When I finally saw Timmy before my surgery, I started saying over and over again, "Get me water, get me water.

Only medical hypnosis is capable of opening up amnesia.

Someone gorgeous, with a good figure, who's willing to do the work to regain it post pregnancy.

To actually begin to live with the awareness that her own mother used her for sexual purposes is the most devastating experience she has had to endure.

Few experiences in life quite match the feelings of horror, fear, helplessness, and grief that families experience when someone they love becomes addicted to alcohol or other drugs. They watch in dismay as the addict becomes alienated from the family and undergoes profound changes. Activities that once brought the addict pleasure are abandoned, old friends are pushed away, and the addict withdraws into a world that is inaccesible to anyone who tries to help.

The truth most families eventually discover is that no one can cure another person's addiction. Omly addicts can do that for themselves.

bedrock of recovery is abstinence from addictive, mood-altering chemicals. But it is also true that for sobriety to be achieved and maintained, our loved one needs to work through multiple layers of dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors. She must replace unhealthy attitudes and belief systems with new ways of thinking and understanding. And she must acquire new skills for long-term management of a chronic disease.

It is not okay to 'live and let live,' to let 'bygones be bygones,' to 'forgive and forget,' to let the 'past be the past' or any of the other clichés your family and friends will try to persuade you to forget about what happened and to move on. Try not to accept these messages.

As you recover, you will feel more conscious of your surroundings. Freed from the 'fog' of your pain, fear, and confusion, you will awaken and see the world revealed as never before. You will begin to observe things, especially yourself. You will be aware of what you do and why you do it. You will begin to observe your own behavior and attitudes.

You can avoid the issues from abuse for only so long. Sooner or later, the problems in your life cause you to either face it or go deeper into denial. Most of you will eventually be forced into admitting that it is indeed the sexual abuse that is the root of your problems. Even then, the tendency will be to 'forgive and forget' in the belief that by doing so the pain will be assuaged.

I don't think you ever get over it, but you do get through it.